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dennizxxx · 10-10-2005, 11:34 AM

THanks!

I live in Boston, and have experienced 2 winters already with my Boxster, in the previous years I have not experienced this.

Actually, here's anopther update on this, during my lunch hour I went home to take a look again, and this time, the car won't even start. I'm not the most technical with cars, so i am going to attempt to describe what happens....

When I turn the ignition, the engine only goes halfway, the car tries to start but the engine does finish...

Yikes, that sounds bad...

anyway, i called my guy from Clair Porsche, and he told me that it could be that the engine is wet from the heavy rain and winds....or he told me to check whether the carpet was wet by the driver's side, under the floor mat, because the control unit for the alarm system is located beneath it and if it got wet, the security system could have disabled the engine start/...

I'm checking later and getting back to you...

All this AND I am working on Columbus Day....

10-10-2005, 11:34 AM	#6
dennizxxx Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston,MA Posts: 121	THanks! I live in Boston, and have experienced 2 winters already with my Boxster, in the previous years I have not experienced this. Actually, here's anopther update on this, during my lunch hour I went home to take a look again, and this time, the car won't even start. I'm not the most technical with cars, so i am going to attempt to describe what happens.... When I turn the ignition, the engine only goes halfway, the car tries to start but the engine does finish... Yikes, that sounds bad... anyway, i called my guy from Clair Porsche, and he told me that it could be that the engine is wet from the heavy rain and winds....or he told me to check whether the carpet was wet by the driver's side, under the floor mat, because the control unit for the alarm system is located beneath it and if it got wet, the security system could have disabled the engine start/... I'm checking later and getting back to you... All this AND I am working on Columbus Day....